Course 2: Becoming a 7 Cups Leader - (Discussion #2) Service Leadership at 7 Cups

@Heather225

1. What do you think of the idea of service leadership?
A. Needless to say, it is way different from the traditional leadership where one hold the power and delegates tasks. Under Service Leadership, we hold a prestigious task of being a helping hand in our individual growth as well as helping others grow.

2. Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?
A. I've noticed plenty of examples in 7 Cups and all of them are equally amazing. Verified Listener Coaching team is one where I've personally interacted with so far and it's great to see how a team of Verified Listeners help Listeners look beyond their role and make the best use of their potential.

3. How can you become a better "servant' to our community?
A. What differentiates traditional and service leadership is the idea of empowering others to grow along with you and I strongly believe that I can help contribute in allowing others to make the best use of their talents and reach heights that they always wanted to.

@lyricalSea85 I love your response! Service leadership really is a refreshing concept and I'm excited to read more about it in future courses XD

@xinyii11

Most certainly! I'm looking forward to that too!!

What do you think of the idea of service leadership?

I love the concept of service leadership! The way power is equally distributed with the goal of serving others is something I'm willing to be part of. I feel like this idea is really important in preventing conflicts over authority, power, and ensure the quality as well as satisfaction of the members of the 7 Cups community.

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Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?

Several positions of leadership on 7 Cups include Community Mentor, Teen Star, Academy Mentor, and Academy Ambassador

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How can you become a better "servant' to our community?

I can first start by improving myself, taking care to abide by the community's guidelines, and familiarize myself with my responsibility as a 'servant'. I can serve with high expectations and high warmth and uphold the values of 7 Cups to better integrate into the community as a faithful and passionate 'servant'.

@xinyii11

I like how you incorporated the high warmth/high expectations guideline in your answer! I feel like thats a perfect approach to being a servant on 7Cups (:

What do you think of the idea of service leadership? I think it's a great way of giving back to our community. It helps us assist people through our leadership skills.
Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups? There are support groups on 7 cups which are led by certain listerners. Here they direct a conversation and assist people to talking their problems.
How can you become a better "servant' to our community?

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@Samar19 It does help us get our leadership into practice and helps others as well, I love that.

What do you think of the idea of service leadership?

It is for allowing the rooms to be better managed and in order to reduce the negative emotions in the rooms.

Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups? There are room supporters in the group support rooms.
How can you become a better "servant' to our community? By participating in the subcommunties and the programmes.

Group chats are a great way to be a service leader<3

@Heather225

1. I think the idea of leadership to me is when leaders are working to help people, putting their best effort, being diligent and engaging by providing some contribution to this community and helping other to help themselves.

2. I like how there is peer support for people who had a to take a difficult chat or how listeners are willing to help other listeners in Group Chats even when they were just there to hang out.

3. I think I can be a better 'servant' to this community by improving myself, allowing for growth and being there to help people in need and by taking different roles and participating more.

@DancingHeart4982

I thought the group chats were a good example of service leadership too! It's what I have interacted with most so far on this site, aside from members.

@DancingHeart4982 I love the peer support too, with all that it provides.

@Heather225

What do you think of the idea of service leadership? Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?
How can you become a better "servant' to our community?

I really like the idea of service leadership because it allows the 7Cups community to be more like an ecosystem not a leader driven group. By sharing power and putting other people's best interests first, the leaders here learn a unique, and I think better approach to leadership in which the leader cares about others and works with others to work towards a common goal.

The listener support groups with me are a good example. Though there are moderators/supporters in the chat groups that "lead" the group, when a listener needs support, it is often a collaborative process with regular listeners and the leaders to support the listener in need. Though the mod/supporters might have titles as leaders, they share power and put the listener's best interest first.

I can be a better servant by continuing to reach out for guidance toward other fellow leaders in the community, showing warmth/compassion toward members/listeners, and fulfilling my role while keeping others' in mind.

@mikacv

Great example of 7cups operating like an ecosystem. When we feed ourselves, we can feed other people. Nice work!

Service leadership for me is helping people and making the community and the environment friendly and open for people to speak up withought having the fear of being judged in any way.

I also appreciate each and every peers, mentors and leaders who help the members as well as listeners when they aren't in the best of health. It's a valuable what they do!❤️

@DarkPiT23 I agree. It's really nice to provide others the assurance that they will not be judged. A servant leader will surely make others feel comfortable by giving this assurance!

@Heather225

What do you think of the idea of service leadership? Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?

Answer: I think the idea of service leadership is very important because they are there not just to help members but also listeners, they are also important to functionality of our community. An example of service leadership is an Ambassador.

How can you become a better "servant' to our community?

Answer: To make sure that you have your own self care that you don't over do yourself as this can become draining and you won't be able to keep doing your best. Make sure to pay attention to how others are contributing.

@Kindwords2000

You're very right about service leadership not only helping members, but also the listeners. You make some really valid points in your response!

@Kindwords2000 I agree. When we take care of ourselves we can do our best!

- What do you think of the idea of service leadership? Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?

= Doing services is something but taking a service leadership is something else, as it comes with more responsibilities and all for the goodwill. When I first joined as a listener and participated in the newbies' group chat, everyone was very helpful, welcoming, friendly and professional, they answered all my questions and not just mine but all the questions that were asked by everyone.

- How can you become a better "servant'' to our community?

= I am trying to enroll in more programs, not only on 7 cups but I am taking classes and courses with other places too, to learn the most so I can help with the utmost knowledge I can get and provide.

@Listeningstars

I think enrolling in more programs is a wonderful idea to become a better servant to our community!

@Listeningstars programs as you mentioned are good material and glad to see you use them.

@Listeningstars it's so great that you're doing so much to improve your knowledge and abilities to help others! You're doing amazing ❤️

@Heather225

What do you think of the idea of service leadership? Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?
How can you become a better "servant' to our community?

I think the idea of service leadership is wonderful, and is such a great way to approach leadership. By serving other people, we help ourselves as well. One example of service leadership that I'm seen here on 7cups is the mentoring program. Mentors are doing an act of service through their work. I can become a better servant to our community by first and foremost taking care of myself, and increase the amount of empathy I have.

@Gnibellen Taking care of ourselves is crucial indeed!

@Gnibellen it is a nice thing that you want to be flag carrier in this program. i wish you best in it.

@Gnibellen yeah, self-care is so important! As they say we cannot pour from an empty cup. Being compassionate towards ourselves is crucial to being good servants to others and preventing burnout.

@Heather225 What do you think of the idea of service leadership? Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?

Leaders are not only meant to lead. I believe leaders should empower the community as a peer as well. I am glad that I find this term Service leadership here. When I searched about the term Service Leadership, I found that Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa are some of few leaders who followed this style. They are without doubt the greatest leaders who inspires a lot of people like me. I think this leadership style is awesome!

Once when I hesitated to host session, a leader on 7 cups helped me by being my co-host. I was encouraged to take the spot light and was supported till the end. I have seen people here who is not only focused on shining but also making other people shine. It’s happy seeing everyone moving forward.

How can you become a better "servant' to our community?

I can become a better servant to our community by being encouraging. I'll pay attention and make sure everyone gets their spotlight.

@hopezzy it is nice to see that you learn a new things and good role model people.

Hello there!

Wow, leaders are not only meant to lead. I love it so so so so so much.

Sending energy and strenght,

Lots of love,

🌸Hana🌸

I also really love that leaders are not only meant to lead<3 there is a lot of things that contribute to being a leader<3

What do you think of the idea of service leadership?

I think it is appropriate for this community because heart of it to care for other people.

Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?

Some listeners dm and share their thanks and ask if i need help with something.

How can you become a better "servant' to our community?

As a listener, better communication skills and knowledge can be learn here as taking courses and reading guides.

@dudewithaplan Awesome! And I think it's really wholesome that your listener friends reach out to you like that ^_^

Hello there!

Heart as taking care is truly a good point and excellent metaphor. I truly love it

Sending energy and strenght,

Lots of love,

🌸Hana🌸

@dudewithaplan 👍

What do you think of the idea of service leadership? honoring community, with contributions. Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups? Individuals posts helping to keep our community safe and positive. How can you become a better "servant' to our community? Pay attention to what mentor’s are doing. Be like them.

@Heather225

What do you think of the idea of service leadership? Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?

I really like the idea of service leadership. I think collaborative problem-solving is really important and that ideally, leadership is democratic, with the leader laying the groundwork for everyone to use their strengths to their fullest. Especially on 7cups, no one is necessarily “better” than one another. Thinking about people on 7cups in terms of a hierarchy is a no-no for me, whether or not they take a leadership role. A leader is just someone who has taken a different role on 7cups, and we all do our part to encourage each other to be our best selves.

How can you become a better "servant” to our community?

I think I can become a better servant to the community by becoming more knowledgeable and receiving training so that I’m better equipped to handle various situations - all the while, maintaining my own boundaries. Developing supportive and positive relationships with peers is also important.

@anjellyna and an example of service leadership I've seen: chat supporters and peer supporters are servants in that they assist fellow listeners through difficult chats, but they also help their peers improve on their listening skills.

Well, Service Leadership is being in a leadership position where you can provide service to people – lead/ guide people towards their goals. Sometime hand hold them to find their purpose, directions and reach their goals. On 7 cups, almost all the roles like being a listener, listener mentor etc are Service Leadership. To become a better leader, one need to 100% attentive towards the member and time management is the key.